Farmington, North County wrestlers rank first statewide

Two Southeast Missouri wrestlers are ranked No. 1 in their divisions in Missouri high school rankings released today.

The first statewide poll of the season by MissouriWrestling.com include Bradley Wisdom of Farmington first in the 125-pound division of Class 3, and Cody Compton of North County first at 160 in Class 2.

Among team standings, only two teams are among the state's top 10: Farmington is fifth in Class 3, and Ste. Genevieve is No. 7 in Class 2.

Individually in Class 2, four Ste. Genevieve wrestlers are ranked: Kevin LeClere is No. 4 in 125; Jordan Ritter is No. 7 in 130; John Vogt is No. 2 in 171; and Jake Gegg is No. 3 in 215. Tyler Friend of Park Hills Central is No. 7 in 285.

In Class 3, Farmington, DeSoto, Hillsboro, North County, Poplar Bluff and Cape Girardeau Central all are represented in individual rankings.

Farmington featured several ranked wrestlers in addition to Wisdom: Todd Brackett is No. 8 in 112; Paden Sparks is No. 7 in 130; Josh Kelleher is No. 3 in 135; Brandon McDowell is No. 9 in 140; Kyle Sullivan is No. 7 in 160; Justin Heberlie is No. 8 in 189; and Les Thilking is No. 6 in 285.

For Poplar Bluff, Zach Surque is No. 9 in 112, Kelton Thompson is No. 6 in 215, and Dylan Janes is No. 7 in 285.

Cape Girardeau Central's Zach Wilson is No. 8 in 171, and Trey Grovenor is No. 4 in 285.

For DeSoto, Josh Newbury is No. 6 in 140, and Dakota Smith is No. 3 in 215. Hillsboro's Josh Sheppard is No. 5 in 215, and North County's Taylor Decker is No. 5 in 171.

In Class 4, five wrestlers from Jackson are ranked: Levi Rayburn is No. 8 in 103; Clay Rouse is No. 7 in 119; Michael Riney is No. 6 in 189; Justin Darnell is No. 4 in 215; and Blake Pieffer is No. 3 in 285.